vară

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈva.rə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arə
  • Hyphenation: va‧ră

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vēra, from Latin vēr (“spring”), from earlier *veror, from Proto-Italic *wezor, from Proto-Indo-European *wésr̥ (“spring”). Cognate with Aromanian vearã; more distantly related to Spanish verano and Portuguese verão.

Noun

vară f (plural veri)

  1. summer
Declension
Declension of vară
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) vară vara (niște) veri verile
genitive/dative (unei) veri verii (unor) veri verilor
vocative vară, varo verilor
Derived terms

See also
Seasons in Romanian · anotimpuri (layout · text) · category
primăvară (“spring”) vară (“summer”) toamnă (“autumn”) iarnă (“winter”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin (consobrina) vēra.

Noun

vară f (plural vere, masculine equivalent văr)

  1. female cousin
    Synonym: verișoară
Declension
Declension of vară
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) vară vara (niște) vere verele
genitive/dative (unei) vere verei (unor) vere verelor
vocative vară, varo verelor
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